Earth
Sun
Shadows
This and That
Vocabulary
100
This causes the Earth's seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
100
The word "solar" refers to this object.
What is the "sun"?
100
A shadow is at the SHORTEST point at this time of day?
What is 12 noon?
100
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits.
What is "gravity"?
100
This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.
What is "rotating"?
200
The shape of the Earth
What is a "sphere"?
200
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.
What is a "star"?
200
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
What is "lunar"?
200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete one full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
200
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.
What is the "axis"?
300
The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.
What is 365 1/4 days?
300
The sun rises in this direction.
What is the "east"?
300
This starts out: long, shorter, shortest, longer, longest
What is how does a shadow change from morning until late afternoon?
300
This object is used to study far away objects in the sky.
What is a "telescope"?
300
This term is used to describe the part of the year when the Sun changes its position in the sky.
What is a "season"?
400
When it is winter in North America, it is this in Australia.
What is "summer"?
400
The sun moves in the sky?
What is false?
400
To find what time is noon, do this.
What is a shadow that is even with the item creating it?
400
The sun appears higher in the sky during this time of year because of the tilt of the earth.
What is "summer"?
400
The dark area behind an opaque object is called this.
What is a "shadow"?
500
The imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the Earth.
What is the "equator"?
500
This is how the sun's rays strike the Earth in the summer.
What is "directly"?
500
In the late afternoon, shadows POINT in this direction.
What is east?
500
We have this special day every 4 years in February because it takes the Earth 365 and 1/4 days to revolve around the sun.
What is "Leap Year Day"?
500
Wherever you are on Earth, the sun does this in the exact same place.
What is the "sunrise & sunset"?
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